My name is Debrina L. Frazier my family is very small, consisting of my
mother 43, my father 45, and myself 17. My parents both being college graduates
have always stressed the importance of a good education. Mother is a school teacher and
father is a contractor, so we are an upper middle class family. Mother is the strong willed
doer in our family, while father is the silent supporter.
Section II: Life-Line Activities
When I was younger, eight months to seven years old, I participated in beauty
pageants and won seventy-two titles. I started dance lessons when I was two years old. I
began public school at the age of six which was the biggest mistake of my young life.
The children in school, especially the girls, didnt like me and still dont like me to this day
because of all of the activities that I have been involved in. Through grade school I won
state spelling bees and social studies fairs , which brought on even more hatred from my
peers. Then I began participating in community theater, and the actors involved became
a second supportive family to me. Throughout junior high I wasnt liked much either
because I continued to be active in school and community activities. Only when I began
conforming was I accepted. This period of conformity lasted from ninth through eleventh
grades. I wasnt happy inside, but on the outside I was accepted by others. But now in
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my senior year I have given up conforming. I am myself and I have found my identity.
I might not be cool but I have learned one has to love oneself before loving others.
Section III: Values
I have always been taught to be loyal to those who are good to me. When a friend
is good to me and has earned my trust, then I will always be trustworthy to them. My
father is a very loyal and good person and I have been taught all my life by his example.
I believe that decency is a good virtue. My mother has instilled in me the value of
being a decent person. People are judged on how they conduct themselves in certain
situations, and being decent is a way to always uphold a good reputation.
I think that being well-mannered is necessary in society. From the time that I was
a baby my parents have taught me to be well-mannered. My mother has always said,
Having good manners separates the classy people from the trashy people. This
statement is remains to be true even in todays society.
I believe that being hard-working is a virtue lost in todays world, but not for me.
My mother has taught me to not ever feel that anything will be given to me and that I must
work hard to succeed.
I have always been taught to get a good education. My parents have taught me
that education is the key to the future. By example, they have showed me this daily.
The virtue of being kind has been taught to me from my mother. She has always
said, Treat people as you would want to be treated. This is true in everyday life.
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My parents have taught me not to congratulate or berate myself too much.
Because ones choices are only half chance. One can never be too sure of ones self. If one
is they are only setting themselves up for disappointment.
The value of being kind to others hearts and not to put up with those who abuse
mine is good advice for a teenage girl. This virtue is sometimes hard to follow for some,
but since my parents have always instilled this in me it is easier.
Section IV: Skills Area
Through fifteen years of dance training, I am a skilled dancer. I am a good actor
because of the training I have received through community theater and drama
classes. I am very well versed on life through my many successes and failures. All of
these experiences will prove valuable throughout my life. In the next five years I hope to
develop the skills of being a good communicator through a college education.
Section V: Goals and Objectives
My broad goals for my life are to become a successful dancer on Broadway and to
be an affluent professional person. I will die at the age of 60 in a plane crash while
traveling to my summer home in Hawaii. On my tombstone, it will read: 1981-2041
Here lies a famous dancer. My specific objective in the next five years is to graduate from
Marshall University with a degree in Mass Communications with a major in Public
Relations and a minor in Dance.
Section VI: Want List
1. To become a successful dancer
2. To be affluent
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3. To be happy
4. To win the lottery
5. To have a BMW Roadster
6. For there to be no more cancer in the world
7. For a cure for AIDS to be found
8. No more jealousy in relationships
9. To be crowned Miss America
10. For my family to always be healthy
Debrina L. Frazier
Sociology 102
Mon./Wed. 2:00-3:15
Autobiography of Debrina L. Frazier
Section I: Family Composition and History
My name is Debrina L. Frazier my family is very small, consisting of my
mother 43, my father 45, and myself 17. My parents both being college graduates
have always stressed the importance of a good education. Mother is a school teacher and
father is a contractor, so we are an upper middle class family. Mother is the strong willed
doer in our family, while father is the silent supporter.
Section II: Life-Line Activities
When I was younger, eight months to seven years old, I participated in beauty
pageants and won seventy-two titles. I started dance lessons when I was two years old. I
began public school at the age of six which was the biggest mistake of my young life.
The children in school, especially the girls, didnt like me and still dont like me to this day
because of all of the activities that I have been involved in. Through grade school I won
state spelling bees and social studies fairs , which brought on even more hatred from my
peers. Then I began participating in community theater, and the actors involved became
a second supportive family to me. Throughout junior high I wasnt liked much either
because I continued to be active in school and community activities. Only when I began
conforming was I accepted. This period of conformity lasted from ninth through eleventh
grades. I wasnt happy inside, but on the outside I was accepted by others. But now in
Frazier 2
my senior year I have given up conforming. I am myself and I have found my identity.
I might not be cool but I have learned one has to love oneself before loving others.
Section III: Values
I have always been taught to be loyal to those who are good to me. When a friend
is good to me and has earned my trust, then I will always be trustworthy to them. My
father is a very loyal and good person and I have been taught all my life by his example.
I believe that decency is a good virtue. My mother has instilled in me the value of
being a decent person. People are judged on how they conduct themselves in certain
situations, and being decent is a way to always uphold a good reputation.
I think that being well-mannered is necessary in society. From the time that I was
a baby my parents have taught me to be well-mannered. My mother has always said,
Having good manners separates the classy people from the trashy people. This
statement is remains to be true even in todays society.
I believe that being hard-working is a virtue lost in todays world, but not for me.
My mother has taught me to not ever feel that anything will be given to me and that I must
work hard to succeed.
I have always been taught to get a good education. My parents have taught me
that education is the key to the future. By example, they have showed me this daily.
The virtue of being kind has been taught to me from my mother. She has always
said, Treat people as you would want to be treated. This is true in everyday life.
Frazier 3
My parents have taught me not to congratulate or berate myself too much.
Because ones choices are only half chance. One can never be too sure of ones self. If one
is they are only setting themselves up for disappointment.
The value of being kind to others hearts and not to put up with those who abuse
mine is good advice for a teenage girl. This virtue is sometimes hard to follow for some,
but since my parents have always instilled this in me it is easier.
Section IV: Skills Area
Through fifteen years of dance training, I am a skilled dancer. I am a good actor
because of the training I have received through community theater and drama
classes. I am very well versed on life through my many successes and failures. All of
these experiences will prove valuable throughout my life. In the next five years I hope to
develop the skills of being a good communicator through a college education.
Section V: Goals and Objectives
My broad goals for my life are to become a successful dancer on Broadway and to
be an affluent professional person. I will die at the age of 60 in a plane crash while
traveling to my summer home in Hawaii. On my tombstone, it will read: 1981-2041
Here lies a famous dancer. My specific objective in the next five years is to graduate from
Marshall University with a degree in Mass Communications with a major in Public
Relations and a minor in Dance.
Section VI: Want List
1. To become a successful dancer
2. To be affluent
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3. To be happy
4. To win the lottery
5. To have a BMW Roadster
6. For there to be no more cancer in the world
7. For a cure for AIDS to be found
8. No more jealousy in relationships
9. To be crowned Miss America
10. For my family to always be healthy
